📍 120 Castlegory, Houston, Harris County, 77015
North Shore Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,260 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erik Esparza. It is part of the Galena Park Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Shore Middle enrolls 1,260 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 3.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,051 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 153 | 12% |
| White | 41 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,095 of the school's 1,260 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,059 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Shore Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 143.
North Shore Middle is one of 25 schools in GALENA PARK ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 20,862 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,260 students, North Shore Middle is larger than the district average of about 834 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large